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peg-top

peg-top is the alternative spelling of pegtop.

Meaning of pegtop

Noun

pegtop (plural pegtops)

  1. A spinning top.
    • How often have I seen him, intent upon a match at marbles or pegtop, looking on with a face of unutterable interest, and hardly breathing at the critical times!1849 May – 1850 November, Charles Dickens, “Somebody Turns Up”, in The Personal History of David Copperfield, London: Bradbury & Evans, […], published 1850, →OCLC, page 179

Forms of peg-top

pluralpeg-tops

Phrases with peg-top

Questions about peg-top

What is peg-top the alternative spelling of?
Peg-top is the alternative spelling of pegtop.

Words near peg-top in the dictionary

  1. peg-legged
  2. peg-legging
  3. peg-legs
  4. peg-strip
  5. peg-strips
  6. peg-top
  7. peg-top trousers
  8. peg-tops
  9. pegacorn
  10. pegacorns
  11. pegador

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